Today I discovered that there were small
puddles of ice all over the hangar floor.
Because it was a little warmer today and the sun was shining there was
some condensation in the hangar. When it
is soo cold at night, and as cold as it has been during the day, the moisture
in the air freezes to the bottom side of the roof sheets. When the air warms up a little and the sun
shines on the metal roof panels, the frozen moisture on the bottom of the panels
melts, runs to an edge of the roof corrugation and falls to the floor as rain
drops. Because the floor is still so
cold the water freezes into a little ice puddle. I found drops on the instrument shelf, in the
engine area, on the work bench and on the drawings. I cut some plastic and put it over the
forward end of the airplane. I also put
some plastic over the drawings.
I removed the rear window. I removed the paper protecting the inside
surface of the window and then reinstalled the window on the fuselage. I clecoed it in place. I also removed the paper from the exterior
surface of the window. I reinstalled the
left turtle deck. With the paper gone it is not easy to see the
lexan window but it is there. I need to
weather to continue to moderate so I can mix some Pro-Seal and install the
window with fasteners. It will be the 1st
day of winter in 4 more days. I think it
will remain cold for a long time yet.
